Voice Over Tips & Insights
Your Only Competition Is Who You Were Yesterday
Here's something I want every voice actor to hear — especially the ones scrolling through other people's booking announcements feeling that familiar twinge of... something. This post is for you. Your competition is not who you think it is. And understanding that changes everything about how you grow.
Confidence Is Silent. Insecurities Are Loud. (Your Mic Hears Both.)
Mae West didn't become one of Hollywood's golden age icons because she had the most conventional talent in the room. She became iconic because she walked into every room completely, unapologetically certain of her own worth. Confidence IS the draw. Always has been. And behind the microphone? It books jobs. Here's how to find yours.
How to Make a Casting Director Fall in Love With You
Mae West said it and I believe it completely: "We must fall in love with ourselves. I don't like myself, I'm crazy about myself." How does that apply to your voice acting auditions? In the most direct, practical, career-defining way possible. Here's how to make casting fall in love with you... by falling in love with yourself first.
Voice Acting Myth: "It's Easy." (A Pixar Director Would Like a Word.)
"Hey, can I be a voice in your movie?" Pixar director Andrew Stanton says if he had a dollar for every time someone asked him that, he wouldn't need to work anymore. Voice acting is the one area of filmmaking where everyone assumes they're already qualified. Today we dismantle that myth — with a little help from a legendary director AND an Italian word you're going to want to remember.
The Quote Hanging in My Booth: What Sanford Meisner Taught Me About Voice Acting
There's a quote hanging in my booth. I see it every single time I step up to the mic — every session, every audition, every take. It's been there for years. It's eight words from legendary acting teacher Sanford Meisner, and it is the single most important sentence I know about what great voice acting actually is.
Luck Has Nothing to Do With It: How Voice Actors Create Their Own Success
The Roman philosopher Seneca said it over two thousand years ago and it has never been more true: "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." In voice acting, we call lucky people "working voice actors." And I'm going to tell you exactly what separates them from everyone else — because it has nothing to do with luck.
You Are More Powerful Than You Know: Owning Your Authority as a Voice Actor
Alice Walker wrote: "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." As actors, we do this constantly — and it shows up in our reads in ways we don't even realize. Here's what owning your power actually looks like behind the mic, and why the listener is already on your side before you say a single word.